PLATE CLXXXVI. 



IXIA SPECIOSA. 



Deep crimfon Ixia. 



CLASS in. ORDER L 



TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla fexpetala, patens, aequalis. Stamina 

 tria, ereftiulculo-patula. 



Blossom fix petals, fpreading, equal. Chives 

 three, upright fpreading. 



See Ixia keflexa, PI. XIV. Vol.1. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Ixia foliis linearibus, medio coftatls, gramineis; 

 fcapus biflorus, liliformis; coroUis fub- 

 campanulatis, profuiide coccineis. 



Ixia with linear leaves ribbed in the middle and 

 graffy ; flower-ftem two-flowered and thread- 

 fliaped; bloffoms rather bell-ftiaped and of 

 a deep crimfon. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement. 



2. A Flower cut open. 



3. The Pointal, one of the tips magnified. 



Although this fpecies is not Icarce, yet, from the general method of treating it, that is, by giving 

 it no more heat than has been found neceirary for the generality of Cape Ixias, few have feen its 

 blofloms, though they poffefs the roots. To enfure their flowering, as foon as the bulbs are well 

 rooted, which will be about January, if planted in Oftober; they may be then put into the heat of a 

 melon or cucumber frame, or taken into the hothoufe, where they will flower about the latter end of 

 May. This Ixia was firft introduced, from Holland, about the year 1778, under the name of Ixia 

 Kermofina fpeciofa; and, under that title, is to be found, in moft collections; wherefore, confidering 

 it a diftinft fpecies, having drawings of two varieties, we have continued tlie fpecific name of fpeciofa. 

 Our drawing was made at the Hammerfmith nurfery, in May 1799- 



